Battery-gage.



C. E. MOORE,

BATTERY GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.27.191J

.Patented Mar. 26, 1918,

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l for electric gage lee reed fine water level them-em.

To all whom t may comem:

Be it known that l, CLIFTON E. citizen 0f the Unite-cl Stems, reading; at Colfax, in the eeunty of Whitman and State 0f Washington, have inventedi eertein new and useful. Improvements in Better Geges, of which file following is a specifica- Lien My invention relates to imprevements in batteries anal mm'e pm tieularly. t0 that type of battery th at is used. in eonneetien with auto steaming and lighting systems which require maintaining a Water level abeve the pletes fie secure elliciene emi preventdemeige to said betlevies The obj eein 015 my inventien resinles in @1170- vlli'ng; en inezvgensive thoroughly prestieel gage emboelying certain 110ml features of construction winch may be reeelil'y eonstrueteil for use in the average battery with very little laber and, expense.

I have shown in the eceem ganyimg chew legs a eonetruetien especially adapted for use in batteries and by this arrangement Tl em enabled to secure an accurate lmewleflge 0%: the Water level Within the battery eml when the level is low 1 are enabled ts melee line Water level to" the desirel point end pee" vent overfiewim" of the beetewy.

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base eensisting of a nee-eormsive acid-email nmteriel. and it is especially Gesireal em same be eenstmet'ed 19f inafiei'lal that is e0mpemtively heavy life some embmlime'nte ll lrlnii're'. metals in w base that is heavy and will lee secure a sulm mntially 12.016. e in place while the baitew is main U11 the wane? mull v a n A 01E me tubular be: I l 1s a Jeviried m prevent Water enlzerm tel" ill-0m aii'ecting am'ue menu fleet means 3 eenta'ined W in the new 1. The casing; 1 is amber amvial eel with e @ereemileulm elm emihagg plates, I am sure that the float is else able Where the light bottom t0 paint new the tap el"; mid base anrl is prone for the pur'pese of pre- 'v'entmg eump'res 1 S0 that; when the base member 1 is EQStlIlgQ upon the plates 0f thebattery the tube will prejee-t thelrefrem a short clist-ence. Within the stem 14: li mew-1t gage lug; downward and through the tubular base 1 w engage with the cork 02;- fioet 30 I pr0- vide the stem 5 suifieiently lung 50 that when the fleet 3 is at the oot-temef the tubular ease 1 the mcl, will meet slightly above the stem 41: enel to prevent loss 0f the rod iwhmugh the stem 31'. bend 'lahe em 6 as llus tmted in the drawing. Thus when place my within a hattery whewein the Water level is lower than fine top ef the resting else upon the pletes. the battery is filled the will rise me by markings Z upen the red l. aim enabled be gage the clistenee me (lepth oi"- the water over the am e1? the plertesfi elf the "eettery. I am is insuflleient, by denermining the (lislmme "between the tep of the l and lhe bent eve: portion of the gage reel '6, ice lmew exactly llU'W much VH1" terlees "been placed in the battexy. The battery Tolem usual type eonsishs 0f a eas- 511g 9, a, ewes? pledge 10, e, messed. opening 11 for filling the battery and the plates; 8 which are lllfiilllllfid therein end acted upon by an acid or other solution for providing current,

. Q11 account of the necessity in? the preeence 0f aside in batteries I prefer to conetruei; my gage of an acid-preof material so that it will not become eorrecled or dee'tmyed o the acid 01 fumes therefrom. ll; also necessary to provide the base 01 a, away material se that will not be (lispleeefi. be render the Yearling; ineewmte while the battery is being filled, m; it is necessary he peur the WMLQE' ever the gage Wllll': e0 d ning.

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